UNSPSC 85561221: Extirpation of matter from left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 09C88ZZ

UNSPSC 85561221 Extirpation of matter from left tympanic membrane, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. The recent opportunities posted with this code are for independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical care for youth in detention, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve surgical procedure codes or otologic services. The UNSPSC code appears to be a data-classification error or system artifact rather than an accurate reflection of the services being solicited.

The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health systems (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health authorities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and county health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The geographic spread spans the West Coast (Washington, California) and Southwest and Southeast (Arizona, Texas, Florida). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a response date of October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a two-year initial term and optional extensions; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. The mismatch between the UNSPSC code's surgical procedure descriptor and the medical-administrative and staffing services actually being solicited suggests this code should not be treated as an accurate market signal for procurement pursuit.